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The violin and its components.

In order to even begin to explain and reveal the physics, mysteries and properties of the violin successfully it becomes essential that we all know what we are talking about with regard to the physical parts that make up the entirety of a violin, a viola, a cello or a double bass.

The violin

Key for the violin explained

1 - Scroll
2 - pegbox
3 - peghole
4 - peg
5 - nut
6 - neck
7 - fingerboard
8 - front/table
9 - Purfling
10 - Bridge
11 -Tailpiece
12 - Tail gut

13 - Saddle
14 - f hole
15 - Bass Bar
16 - Lining
17 - Neck Block with Mitre
18 - Corner & corner block
19 - C-Bout
20 - Rib
21 - Endpin
22 - Bottom Block
23 - Soundpost
24 - Back


  1. Join the discussion make yourself heard

    Lasse Manson says:
    Wow!! Really nice article, I had absolutely no idea how vast and complex the violin is!

    I was reading about sound acoustics the other day and came across quite a interesting thing.

    They conducted some research into the relationship between RAD (radiation damping) and FRAD (fraction of vibrational energy radiated)here, FRAD reached its maximum value of ~0.5. The critical frequency falls significantly lower for "good" than "bad" violins (3-violin samples for each).

    Quite interesting, if thats your type of thing ;-)
    2008-06-18
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    Violin bass bar2008-10-27
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